Statistics for Bell-Forsyth Circuit
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Statistics for Individual County: Forsyth.
Tables:
| Bell-Forsyth Circuit Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,001 | 12.2 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 51 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 927/1,001 | 92.6% | 86.4% | 1 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 325 | 4.0 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 51 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 347 | 4.2 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 49 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 329 | 4.0 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 51 |
| Victim Reports | 78 | 1.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 49 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 43 | 0.5 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 50 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 20 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 49 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 5 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 44 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 10 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 48.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 20/78 | 25.6% | 25.3% | 28 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 11/594 | 1.9% | 2.4% | 33 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 1/347 | 0.3% | 0.7% | 37.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/38 | 0% | 0.5% | 33.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 9/38 | 23.7% | 28.6% | 31 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 11/38 | 28.9% | 35.8% | 35 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 38 | 25.0 days | 30.0 days | 30 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 38 | 363.0 days | 259.0 days | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/38 | 2.6% | 1.5% | 11 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/108 | 0% | 3.1% | 47.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/35 | 0% | 1.5% | 37 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/73 | 0% | 3.7% | 47.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 16/543 | 2.9% | 2.6% | 22.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 12/306 | 3.9% | 2.1% | 7.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Bell-Forsyth Circuit Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 41 | 6.0 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 50 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 3.4 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 49.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 5/41 | 12.2% | 13.2% | 25 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/41 | 0% | 4.5% | 45.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 7/41 | 17% | 35% | 43.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 13/41 | 32% | 41% | 38.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 5/41 | 12% | 9% | 11 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 8/41 | 20% | 8% | 4 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 9/41 | 22% | 19% | 15.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 7/41 | 17% | 13% | 15 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 7/41 | 17% | 8% | 3 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 5/41 | 12% | 11% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/41 | 5% | 3% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 14/21 | 67% | 57% | 16.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 2/21 | 10% | 37% | 48 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 26.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 5/21 | 24% | 5% | 1 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 27 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 1% | 28.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 0/38 | 0% | 7% | 46 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 9/45 | 20% | 29% | 38.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/24 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Bell-Forsyth Circuit Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 68,313 | na | na | 6 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 87 | 13.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 49.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 80 | 12.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 50 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 87 | 12.8 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 50 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 128 | na | na | 44 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 31,917 | 4,677.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 50 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 28,584 | 4,189.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 49 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 46,856 | 6,859.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 50 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 15 | 2.2 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 47.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 16 | 2.3 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 40.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 1 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 37.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 60/80 | 75% | 62% | 2 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 4/80 | 5% | 19% | 49 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/80 | 1% | 3% | 43.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 15/80 | 19% | 14% | 7 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/80 | 0% | 1% | 40.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/80 | 0% | 1% | 38.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 28.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Parent | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | na | na | na | na |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2025 | 13/15 | 87% | 91% | 38 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 37/8,176 | 4.5 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 35.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 19/107 | 18% | 26% | 47.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 70/107 | 65% | 57% | 8 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 18/107 | 17% | 18% | 25.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/80 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 3/80 | 4% | 7% | 41.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 87 | 12.5 months | 17.2 months | 43.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 80 | 15.0 months | 16.5 months | 27 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 35/87 | 40% | 33% | 16.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 11/17 | 65% | 58% | 21.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 37/80 | 46% | 47% | 23 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 22/80 | 28% | 36% | 36 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 21/80 | 26% | 33% | 34.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 13/21 | 62% | 19% | 1.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/22 | 59% | 33% | 1 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 10/19 | 53% | 31% | 4 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/9 | 56% | 40% | 11 |
| Bell-Forsyth Circuit Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 45/68,240 | 6.6 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 49 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 14/45 | 31% | 45% | 44 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 2/45 | 4% | 5% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 15/45 | 33% | 24% | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/45 | 0% | 0% | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 6/45 | 13% | 10% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 8/45 | 18% | 16% | 19.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/45 | 0% | 0% | 29 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/45 | 0% | 0% | 30 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/45 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 45 | 21.8 months | 19.7 months | 22 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 14 | 16.3 months | 12.5 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 2 | 12.2 months | 9.6 months | 16 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 8 | 15.7 months | 16.7 months | 29 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 15 | 40.6 months | 34.6 months | 14 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/14 | 0% | 4% | 38 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 4/14 | 29% | 51% | 45.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 2/15 | 13% | 18% | 26 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 9/15 | 60% | 74% | 37.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 14 | 31.7 months | 23.1 months | 10 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 14 | 7.6 months | 9.6 months | 42 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 56% | 4.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 59% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 15/68,240 | 2.2 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 43.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 6/68,240 | 0.9 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 47 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/14 | 0% | 2% | 35.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 28.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/27 | 3.7% | 8.4% | 35.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 7.2% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/10 | 0% | 0% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 5.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 0.2% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 1.9% | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| Bell-Forsyth Circuit Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,001 | 12.2 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 51 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 78 | 1.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 49 |
| Removals During Period | 41 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 49.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 80 | 12.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 50 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 45 | na | na | 43 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 46/46 | 100% | 96.6% | 5.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 129/129 | 100% | 99.58% | 14 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 4/16 | 25% | 48% | 46.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 16 | 14.2 months | 12.6 months | 23 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 2/13 | 15% | 24% | 36 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 1/27 | 3.7% | 8.4% | 37 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 2/15 | 13% | 18% | 26 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 15 | 40.6 months | 34.6 months | 14 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 14/22 | 64% | 24% | 1 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/6 | 33% | 7% | 2.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 8/12 | 67% | 60% | 17.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 10/17 | 59% | 35% | 5.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 14/14 | 100% | 98% | 16.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/5 | 20% | 43% | 46.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 31/44 | 70% | 77% | 48 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 20/44 | 45% | 54% | 37.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 12/36 | 33% | 30% | 14 |
| Bell-Forsyth Circuit Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 24/57 | 42% | 53% | 40.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 0/38 | 0% | 7% | 46 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 9/45 | 20% | 29% | 38.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 10/19 | 53% | 31% | 4 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/14 | 0% | 26% | 45.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/17 | 65% | 58% | 21.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 56% | 4.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 59% | na |